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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (17521)	8/28/2007 6:39:06 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Respond to of 90432

This confirms what I was thinking - my bet is he was stewed 'I panicked,' Briggs says about deserting wrecked Lamborghini Aug. 28, 2007 CBSSports.com wire reports LAKE FOREST, Ill -- Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs said he panicked after he crashed his new Lamborghini along a highway early Monday morning and initially reported his car stolen after abandoning the mangled vehicle. Briggs, speaking to reporters after practice on Tuesday, said he called a tow truck after leaving the scene and then reported his 2007 Murcielago was stolen. "When it happened, the first thing I did was, obviously, I panicked," Briggs said. "I didn't want there to be a big scene there. And so I left the scene. When I left, I called the tow truck. I also was startled, and I called to report that my car was stolen. Within probably 10 minutes, I called back and accepted responsibility for what I did because it was ridiculous in the first place." Illinois police found the abandoned vehicle, which had hit a light pole and a concrete bridge support, alongside the Edens Expressway on the city's North Side around 3:15 a.m. Briggs was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor, and was given traffic citations for failure to give immediate notice of an accident and improper lane usage when he met with police on Monday afternoon. He was released after posting $100 bond and is scheduled to appear Oct. 4 in a Cook County court. Leaving the scene carries a maximum 364 days in jail and a $1,000 fine, according to Illinois Master Sgt. Luis Gutierrez. No other cars were involved in the incident and no one was with Briggs, he said. Briggs said he was relieved no one was hurt after he lost control of the car and apologized to the organization and the fans during his brief address to the media. He answered one question about whether the incident changed him, saying, "It did change me, absolutely. I'm very lucky to have made it out the way that I did, very lucky. I appreciate every day. The first thing I did when I got back here was hug every one of my teammates and tell them that I love them because you never know what's going to happen." Then, he walked away as reporters yelled questions. Briggs did not address a TV station's report that he had visited two Chicago clubs before the crash, although the owner of one - Level - said he was not there. "He comes here frequently, but he was not here the night of the car accident," Mike Bloem said. Gutierrez reiterated Tuesday that "it's undetermined" if alcohol was involved and said, "We're not pursuing that at this point." Briggs' attorney Frank Himel said he wasn't sure how his client would plead. He also said he was not sure where Briggs had been or if he had been drinking. "I never asked him any of these questions," Himel said. "If I did, I don't know how he could answer those questions."